The Illustrated Page: Medieval Manuscripts to New Media

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 17.01.05

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale
  3. Demographics
  4. Navajo
  5. History of Native American Art
  6. Three Contemporary Navajo Artists
  7. Writing
  8. Resources
  9. Strategies
  10. Activities
  11. Bibliography
  12. Websites

Using Navajo Contemporary Art to Teach Descriptive Writing to ELL Students

Irene Jones

Published September 2017

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Bibliography

  1. Barnet, Sylvan. A short guide to writing about art. New York: Longman, 2000.
  2. Daniel-Davila, Ungelbah. "Hope From Despair - Artists Start Group to Help Children See a Future." Santa Fe New Mexican, the (NM), August 15, 2010.
  3. Fauntleroy, Gussie. "Ground Breakers." Native Peoples Magazine, 2009, 38-43.
  4. Havens, Charnell, and Vera Marie Badentscher. Quincy Tahoma: the life and legacy of a Navajo artist. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Pub Ltd, 2011.
  5. Penney, David W., Beverley Jackson, and Arnoud Bijl. The American Indian: art and culture between myth and reality. Amsterdam: Museumshop De Nieuwe Kerk, 2012.
  6. Sayre, Henry M. Writing about art. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1999.
  7. Tonfoni, Graziella. Writing as a visual art. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2000.
  8. Walker, Tate. "The Life and Aer of Ronald Chee." Native Peoples Magazine, 2014, 48-50.

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